As a young man, they would have kicked you out of the only family you've ever met. You will be sent to a world saturated with dangers and difficulties. For the first time in your life, you would have to repent completely. There are no lionesses hunting in your name. It's all you
If you are lucky, you would have left pride with brothers and cousins. This would be ideal since they could support each other. That said, it is unlikely that all of you will survive the next 2 years. In fact, it is unlikely that any of you can survive because the odds are against you in many ways.
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You have challenged the avalanche of aggressive territorial males while walking from one region to another. You move a lot at night and you can never close your eyes completely. The territorial males will know where you are. They will find your scent and rest with the certainty that they will keep track of you. If they find you, you are dead. This never ends. You will always be in the territory of another person, an illegal occupant of the land.
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Let's say you manage to avoid these killer male lions, you still face the task of finding food. These hunting skills are not yet fully developed. You rummage at every opportunity. You steal food from hyenas, leopards, cheetahs. Find the old corpse and finish what has left the pride of the residents. On the odd occasion you manage to kill prey, even occasionally, on sick or injured prey. You kill the cow or goat, but you are in danger from the two-legged monsters. You stay fed and stay alive. That's what matters.
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Then comes the biggest challenge of all. You need territory You need pride and you need land.
Find the territory you like best and start rethinking it. Evaluate the resident men and evaluate your options. At this stage, you are a survivor, a threat to any other man. You are now a male lion and hormonal changes have transformed you into a beast. You feel smarter than ever. This is the time to conquer. This is what you have survived for. It's time to rethink your claim and dress your battle scars with pride.
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You're a male lion now, you've earned it.
